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in el paso -- in all possible, you have to -- in el paso, you have to wait until the year 2016 to even have a schedule for the case. that does not make sense. can you describe what dhs is doing to fix this problem? how was your memorandum clear up this backlog? >> representative, we have been addressing that. it is a question for dhs and the department of justice. we have been addressing it through offering administrative closure to a low priority cases that are clogging the backlog. we have been able to offer closer to about 8% of those cases. by what is coming into the immigration court system, making sure that those are a public safety case, the criminals, the recent border crossings, the repeat violators, those are the ones that we prioritize and. those get the full attention. >> let me also ask about the historical precedent prioritize. when the director first issued his priorities in the discretion memos, some critics attacked the memos as unconstitutional and in violation of the separation of powers doctrine. the same attacks have continued in the wake of your memo. i wonder if
in el paso -- in all possible, you have to -- in el paso, you have to wait until the year 2016 to even have a schedule for the case. that does not make sense. can you describe what dhs is doing to fix this problem? how was your memorandum clear up this backlog? >> representative, we have been addressing that. it is a question for dhs and the department of justice. we have been addressing it through offering administrative closure to a low priority cases that are clogging the backlog. we...
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in el paso that your. in san diego, 531,000. they were arrested in san diego that year. that is where people would cross. it is easy to cross from tijuana to san diego. it was easy to just crossed the river at low tide, as it is in the case in el paso -- juarez. there was no stopping. patrol agents got on the line and deterred people from crossing. in 1994 operation gatekeeper, the same principles to place in san diego and texas in 1997. what these numbers show is the impact. if you watch over the 20 years, from 565,000 last year -- from 565,000, last year, there was our rate of 42,000. the difference was in 1992, many more people were not arrested. those people the border patrol did not arrest were simply avoiding the border patrol and going up the freeway toward los angeles. the same thing in el paso. by the time you see the border by fiscal year 2011, that number represents a much higher percentage of people trying to cross. in fact, i believe the record is pretty clear. the same thing has happened in e
in el paso that your. in san diego, 531,000. they were arrested in san diego that year. that is where people would cross. it is easy to cross from tijuana to san diego. it was easy to just crossed the river at low tide, as it is in the case in el paso -- juarez. there was no stopping. patrol agents got on the line and deterred people from crossing. in 1994 operation gatekeeper, the same principles to place in san diego and texas in 1997. what these numbers show is the impact. if you watch over...
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you mentioned el paso. el paso is one of the safest cities and its size. el paso is across the border from one of the most dangerous cities had to enter the world. this said, i will not discriminate against people who look like immigrants. the implementation will require me to discriminate against citizens and residents of my city. he has the safest city in the country. if he is saying it does not work for him, clearly he knows where he is doing. >> go ahead. caller: first is a comment. these immigrants to about one citizenship. they do not want to get in the back of the line. it would have applied for citizenship from their own country. no. two, if you want to solve immigration, did the employers by a statute and use the word must. make everyone pay $100,000 fine for every illegal. guest: if you are putting your finger on this question, the administration policy position basically says we can suspend the rule of law strikes at the core as a cornerstone of citizenship with is a respect for the rule of law. that is part of the reason why this has become so
you mentioned el paso. el paso is one of the safest cities and its size. el paso is across the border from one of the most dangerous cities had to enter the world. this said, i will not discriminate against people who look like immigrants. the implementation will require me to discriminate against citizens and residents of my city. he has the safest city in the country. if he is saying it does not work for him, clearly he knows where he is doing. >> go ahead. caller: first is a comment....
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for a lot of people who follow politics, the fifth biggest county is el paso county, home to colorado springs. that is typically viewed as a republican stronghold. it is, but is also a big vote a bank for democrats. increasingly we have seen the ski areas that have started to trended democrat. the southwest corner of the state are two other ski resort communities that tented a democrat. host: a lot of focus on early voting in this contest. does colorado have it? what is it looking like? guest: we do, we have mailed ballots and early voting. we have already had more people vote overseas this year than all of 2008. like i said, we had 800,000 ballots returned. the republicans had a 20,000 ballot advantage. nobody knows how the unaffiliated voters are breaking. about 2 million people voted early are absentee and enter the 2008 election. that is expected to grow to 2.5 million this election cycle. keep in mind colorado has 2.8 million active voters, more when you look at inactive voters. about three-quarters of the vote should be conducted in colorado, maybe a little more prior to novembe
for a lot of people who follow politics, the fifth biggest county is el paso county, home to colorado springs. that is typically viewed as a republican stronghold. it is, but is also a big vote a bank for democrats. increasingly we have seen the ski areas that have started to trended democrat. the southwest corner of the state are two other ski resort communities that tented a democrat. host: a lot of focus on early voting in this contest. does colorado have it? what is it looking like? guest:...
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el paso is the safest city in america. we have safe cities in communities all along our border. these are great communities. i have already -- >> i have already stated we should triple the u.s. border control. we have to get serious and solve the problem of securing the border. this is an important question. mexico is a great and mighty nation. it is tragic what is happening in mexico. the violence is tragic. a businessman described to me how he received from the drug lords a letter that detailed where every one of his grand kids had been in the past week minute-by-minute. it is tragic what is happening in mexico and i think the united in mexico and i think the united states should
el paso is the safest city in america. we have safe cities in communities all along our border. these are great communities. i have already -- >> i have already stated we should triple the u.s. border control. we have to get serious and solve the problem of securing the border. this is an important question. mexico is a great and mighty nation. it is tragic what is happening in mexico. the violence is tragic. a businessman described to me how he received from the drug lords a letter that...
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first of all, we militarize el paso in 1993. and the san diego in 1994. in fact, this was not to stop illegal migration. it simply redirected it. along the back border, nobody trusted there. arizona was not anywhere near the top 10 of illegal migration in the united states. but when you build three steel walls from the pacific ocean of to the sierra, and gorbachev officers staring at that wall -- and a border officers staring at that wall, people started going to arizona. 20,000 people are arriving every day in tijuana and the crossing illegally into san diego. it does not make it to big -- its islamic big impression. lots of mexicans and -- if it does not make a big impression. lots of mexicans on both sides of the border. it does make a big impression. people crossing through open ranch land, open desert. they become apparent. this attracted the media. an invasion. but, in fact, nothing has changed. volume set not changed at all. in fact, the expansion of the border patrol from about 3000 officers to 22,000 officers today did not have the effect of dete
first of all, we militarize el paso in 1993. and the san diego in 1994. in fact, this was not to stop illegal migration. it simply redirected it. along the back border, nobody trusted there. arizona was not anywhere near the top 10 of illegal migration in the united states. but when you build three steel walls from the pacific ocean of to the sierra, and gorbachev officers staring at that wall -- and a border officers staring at that wall, people started going to arizona. 20,000 people are...
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the individual was wanted for attempted murder in el salvador and guilty of illegal reentry into the united states. he was stopped on three previous occasions, and his status wasn't verified. if it had been he would have been apprehended. at least two stops his status wasn't collected because of the city policy, city of phoenix f. the state can do anything, it can at the state level override those policies and say that's not what we want. community policinginging good but we want to maximize communication with the federal authorities. as to section 3, two points about that. one is i respectfully disagree with the solicitor general as to whether the various things he read off the litany of situations where somebody's technically doesn't have registration would be a violation of 1306 a, and the reason i take that position is that provision says a willful failure to register. may be the prosecutors take the view there's willfulness in that circumstance, but i don't think many judges wochlt i think they would say if you've been told by the federal government you're perfectly fine here an
the individual was wanted for attempted murder in el salvador and guilty of illegal reentry into the united states. he was stopped on three previous occasions, and his status wasn't verified. if it had been he would have been apprehended. at least two stops his status wasn't collected because of the city policy, city of phoenix f. the state can do anything, it can at the state level override those policies and say that's not what we want. community policinginging good but we want to maximize...
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the united nations, and we finished off the program talking about the 12th amendment in creating the el toro college with thomas neal of the congressional -- electoral college, with thomas neal. thank you. we will see you again tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute]
the united nations, and we finished off the program talking about the 12th amendment in creating the el toro college with thomas neal of the congressional -- electoral college, with thomas neal. thank you. we will see you again tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute]
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for a lot of people who follow politics, the fifth biggest county is el paso county, home to colorado springs. that is typically viewed as a republican stronghold. it is, but is also a big vote a bank for democrats. increasingly we have seen the ski areas that have started to trended democrat. the southwest corner of the state are two other ski resort communities that tented a democrat. host: a lot of focus on early voting in this contest. does colorado have it? what is it looking like? guest: we do, we have mailed ballots and early voting. we have already had more people vote overseas this year than all of 2008. like i said, we had 800,000 ballots returned. the republicans had a 20,000 ballot advantage. nobody knows how the unaffiliated voters are breaking. about 2 million people voted early are absentee and enter the 2008 election. that is expected to grow to 2.5 million this election cycle. keep in mind colorado has 2.8 million active voters, more when you look at inactive voters. about three-quarters of the vote should be conducted in colorado, maybe a little more prior to novembe
for a lot of people who follow politics, the fifth biggest county is el paso county, home to colorado springs. that is typically viewed as a republican stronghold. it is, but is also a big vote a bank for democrats. increasingly we have seen the ski areas that have started to trended democrat. the southwest corner of the state are two other ski resort communities that tented a democrat. host: a lot of focus on early voting in this contest. does colorado have it? what is it looking like? guest:...
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is stretches from san antonio out to the suburbs of of pasco -- of el pso. -- el paso. it will try to be a pickup against a republican. he will win. he is a thoughtful republican who speaks spanish. he understands the hispanic what jobs and freedom and opportunity are all about. and believe he will win that race because of his efficiency. also, our party has the will to support him not only in just san antonio, but at the republican national committee, we will give him the resources necessary. that was decided last night, essentially, we could all do this, and i have not looked at the ruling yet, but i believe it comes back and says the way the districts were drawn need to be reconfigured. i disagree with the federal court in the way they ruled, but we will work with the legislature, work to make sure there are fair seats. in the last election cycle, we picked up three hispanic seats with members of congress who ran and i believe that texans and hispanics will be interested in job growth, job creation, not a continuation in the decline of the middle class and the abilit
is stretches from san antonio out to the suburbs of of pasco -- of el pso. -- el paso. it will try to be a pickup against a republican. he will win. he is a thoughtful republican who speaks spanish. he understands the hispanic what jobs and freedom and opportunity are all about. and believe he will win that race because of his efficiency. also, our party has the will to support him not only in just san antonio, but at the republican national committee, we will give him the resources necessary....
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democrats who look at mitt romney's tax reform want to talk about the interest for that buy utah, can you el us what you think? >> we've voted on that once in the last couple of years and that will be part of what we do in tax reform. if other senators want to vote on that issue standing alone, we'll perhaps have that opportunity but i think it would be appropriate for us to approach that quickly, to have tax reform not be done in rifle shots. but we've voted on carried interest. the democratic caucus stands strongly that there should be some change in that tax structure. >> when the democrats controlled both houses of congress and the white house, nothing was done about terrorism, nothing was done -- i don't think any suggestion that capital gain tax rate os dividend tax rates be increased so why are you taking the buffett rule seriously now? >> i think all you need to do is look at the former governor of massachusetts' tax return, it pretty well indicates why it's become an emergency. absolutely we should do it. >> a company had $14 billion in profit and paid no taxes. isn't that a bigger
democrats who look at mitt romney's tax reform want to talk about the interest for that buy utah, can you el us what you think? >> we've voted on that once in the last couple of years and that will be part of what we do in tax reform. if other senators want to vote on that issue standing alone, we'll perhaps have that opportunity but i think it would be appropriate for us to approach that quickly, to have tax reform not be done in rifle shots. but we've voted on carried interest. the...
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i went to school all long time ago in el paso, texas. my parents lived on a ranch that was remote from any school. so i live with grandparents in al pesto during the school term and went to school there. i well remember having a lot of civics classes, mostly based on texas history and i got sick and tired of it, to tell you the truth. i thought it was miserable. i am hoping that today's civics teachers will be able to make it more interesting than i found it in those days. that is one of the reasons for developing the i-civics website and a series of games that young people can play that illustrate legal principles we are hoping to teach. and the system has worked very effectively. recently, a baylor university and texas asked to do a study of i-civics to see the effectiveness and, if it is effective, all of the program with students. and there study produced really exceedingly encouraging results. i was thrilled to get a report from baylor about what they found from the use by students of that website and the games in it. so i' m incurr
i went to school all long time ago in el paso, texas. my parents lived on a ranch that was remote from any school. so i live with grandparents in al pesto during the school term and went to school there. i well remember having a lot of civics classes, mostly based on texas history and i got sick and tired of it, to tell you the truth. i thought it was miserable. i am hoping that today's civics teachers will be able to make it more interesting than i found it in those days. that is one of the...
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now, the individual it turns out was wanted for attempted murder in el salvador and was also guilty of illegal reentry into the united states. he was stopped on three previous occasions, and his status was not verified. now, if it had been, he certainly would have been apprehended. in at least two of the stops, his immigration status wasn't checked because of a city policy, city of phoenix. now, if the state, i submit, can do anything, it can at the state level override those kind of local policies and say, that's not what we want. community policing is all well and good, but we want to maximize communication with the federal authorities. so i think the enforcement policy and priorities argument simply doesn't work. as to section 3, two points about that. one is, i respectfully disagree with the solicitor general as to whether the various things that he led off -- read off -- the litany of situations where somebody is -- technically doesn't have registration would be a violation of 1306(a). and the reason i take that position is that provision says "a willful failure to register." now,
now, the individual it turns out was wanted for attempted murder in el salvador and was also guilty of illegal reentry into the united states. he was stopped on three previous occasions, and his status was not verified. now, if it had been, he certainly would have been apprehended. in at least two of the stops, his immigration status wasn't checked because of a city policy, city of phoenix. now, if the state, i submit, can do anything, it can at the state level override those kind of local...
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can you weigh in on the senate debate in your home state senator brown and josh manned el in ohio and what you think might happen with that? caller: well, shared brown had 20 years to do something but he ain't done nothing. host: so who do you plan on voting for? caller: well, he had better come up with some different ideas. i talked to his office here the other day. and some of the pronlses that they tell me -- promises that they tell me i'm waiting to see if he comes through. host: so you vote ford him in years past? caller: yes. host: maryland, thanks for holding on. the democrat's line. good morning. caller: good morning. i have three quick points i want to make regarding the elections in general and specifically i guess to the congressional. for one thing, what happened in 2010 with that mid term as they call it, i don't think it was that people who had supported obama deserted him that a lot of them said. what happened is a lot of new voters, especially the young who had voted for him and others as well do not know the significance or don't seem to know the significance of votin
can you weigh in on the senate debate in your home state senator brown and josh manned el in ohio and what you think might happen with that? caller: well, shared brown had 20 years to do something but he ain't done nothing. host: so who do you plan on voting for? caller: well, he had better come up with some different ideas. i talked to his office here the other day. and some of the pronlses that they tell me -- promises that they tell me i'm waiting to see if he comes through. host: so you...
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born, they are foreign students, including from el salvador, nigeria, china, india, and i missed one. which one is it? >> jordan. >> jordan. sorry, saif. so the experience that they have been having has been in many ways what i call washington from the outside in. and for many of them, a first look at the capitol, we've had meetings at the white house, capitol hill, state department, we had lunch yesterday with the "new york times." next year i hope with "the washington post," dan. >> you're always welcome. >> and the question we've been asking often is formulas for success. you've come to a town, obviously very competitive on so many levels and you made a huge success doing a very tough job, political reporting, in a political town. and you've had staying power and you've had just monumental success with a huge newspaper. what would you advise these students who are thinking of coming to washington themselves? >> hold that thought. i want everyone to know carolyn curiel is a former "washington post"er, "new york times" editorial writer, a clinton speechwriter and ambassador to belize
born, they are foreign students, including from el salvador, nigeria, china, india, and i missed one. which one is it? >> jordan. >> jordan. sorry, saif. so the experience that they have been having has been in many ways what i call washington from the outside in. and for many of them, a first look at the capitol, we've had meetings at the white house, capitol hill, state department, we had lunch yesterday with the "new york times." next year i hope with "the...
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. -- in el salvador. corporal killed in a terrorist attack in cyprus. shocked by terrorist near athens, greece. -- shot by terrorists near athens, greece. hospital man wounded beirut, lebanon. michael wagner assigned to the defense office, killed. civil engineer harvey whitaker, killed. builder first-class and four marine security guards when did -- wounded in the terrorist bombing of u.s. embassy in beirut, lebanon. steelworker, a second class, underwater construction team, killed by terrorist, athens, greece. off-duty marines assigned to -- san salvador, killed by terrorist, armed with automatic weapons at a cafe. 37 killed, five wounded when the uss stark was struck by iraqi missiles. terrorist attack at the uso club in barcelona, spain. uss samuel roberts struck by an iranian mine in the persian gulf. japanese red army terrorist bombing in naples, italy. loss of an attack helicopter during operations against iranian naval forces. defense and naval attache killed by terrorist car bomb, athens, greece. that was just during one administration. a presid
. -- in el salvador. corporal killed in a terrorist attack in cyprus. shocked by terrorist near athens, greece. -- shot by terrorists near athens, greece. hospital man wounded beirut, lebanon. michael wagner assigned to the defense office, killed. civil engineer harvey whitaker, killed. builder first-class and four marine security guards when did -- wounded in the terrorist bombing of u.s. embassy in beirut, lebanon. steelworker, a second class, underwater construction team, killed by...
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here is an aerial the audio of the juarez and el pass so area. -- el paso area. for many years it has been the most dangerous city in the western hemisphere. it is a single urban area in the middle of the desert, bisected by a narrow ribbon of blue, a river that separates -- separates the mexican side of this population center from the american side of this population center. in what world health care management would make sense to inoculate the northeastern part of this area and not the southwestern part of this area from influenza? there is simply none. in what world would be rational to have a water treatment plant that just serve one part of this city and not the other part of the city, or an electrical generation plant. it is the same thing. or an offer that spanned the border and actually works and commerce -- an aquifer that span the city but was managed independently on both sides. both sides basically sticking a straw in the same cup and not coordinating the way they do it. in the world doesn't make sense. collaborative management would be about figuring
here is an aerial the audio of the juarez and el pass so area. -- el paso area. for many years it has been the most dangerous city in the western hemisphere. it is a single urban area in the middle of the desert, bisected by a narrow ribbon of blue, a river that separates -- separates the mexican side of this population center from the american side of this population center. in what world health care management would make sense to inoculate the northeastern part of this area and not the...
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colombia, ecuador, el salvador, gonna, guatemala, guinea, honduras, mexico, nigeria, palau, philippines, russia, ukraine, if anyone's home country was not called, please stand at this time. i would like to invite the secretary of homeland's security to the podium to administer the oath of allegiance. our nation's third secretary of homeland security, secretary napolitano understand that champions the important role immigrants play in america. secretary the pot, no, i percent to 29 candidates for citizenship, all of them have been found eligible for citizenship. please administer the oath of allegiance, thereby admitting them as united states citizens. >> thank you. candidates, please raise your right hand and repeat after me. this of this is pretty long, so i will break it up. i hereby declare on notes -- on oath that i absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty of whom more which i have here to 4 been a subject or citizen, that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and of a los
colombia, ecuador, el salvador, gonna, guatemala, guinea, honduras, mexico, nigeria, palau, philippines, russia, ukraine, if anyone's home country was not called, please stand at this time. i would like to invite the secretary of homeland's security to the podium to administer the oath of allegiance. our nation's third secretary of homeland security, secretary napolitano understand that champions the important role immigrants play in america. secretary the pot, no, i percent to 29 candidates...
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they are foreign students, from el salvador, nigeria, china, and i missed one. which one is it? jordon. thank you. so the experience that they have been having has been in many ways what i call washington from the outside in. for many of them, a first look at the capitol. we have had meetings on capitol hill, the state department. we had lunch yesterday with the new york times. and the question we have been asking office is formulas for success. you have come to the town, of is the competitive on a number of levels, and you have been doing a job of reporting in a political town. you have had monumental success with the newspaper. what would you advise the students who are coming to washington? >> hold that thought. i want everyone to know that she is a former washington poster, a clinton speech writer, and the ambassador to belize. go ahead. >> speaking of success stories, the ambassador. i guess the advice i would give people, and i am not one that is very good at giving advice, but we all have talents that we were given, and we all have doors that were opened, and we all have
they are foreign students, from el salvador, nigeria, china, and i missed one. which one is it? jordon. thank you. so the experience that they have been having has been in many ways what i call washington from the outside in. for many of them, a first look at the capitol. we have had meetings on capitol hill, the state department. we had lunch yesterday with the new york times. and the question we have been asking office is formulas for success. you have come to the town, of is the competitive...
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individual it turns out was wanted for attempted murder in el salvador and was guilty of illegal reentry into the united states. he was stopped on three previous occasions, and his daughters -- his status was not verified. if he had been, he would have been apprehended. if the state can do anything, it can override those kind of local policies and say that is not what we want. community policing is good, but we want to maximize communication with the federal authorities. the enforcement authority argument does not work. as to section 3, i respectfully thingse about various the solicitor general or read off, a situation where somebody registration in violation of 1306a. that provision says a willful failure to register. maybe the prosecutors take that view that there is an infamous and those circumstances, but i do not think many judges would predict they would say if you have been told by the government you do not need to register, that would be good enough to defeat a finding of willful less. >> you are inviting the very sort of conflict he is talking about, because what will happen now
individual it turns out was wanted for attempted murder in el salvador and was guilty of illegal reentry into the united states. he was stopped on three previous occasions, and his daughters -- his status was not verified. if he had been, he would have been apprehended. if the state can do anything, it can override those kind of local policies and say that is not what we want. community policing is good, but we want to maximize communication with the federal authorities. the enforcement...
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host: on the democratic line, jim from el paso, texas. caller: i think there is a demographic, and i represented. i do not think the republicans even thought about it -- represent it. my wife is hispanic. i am anglo. my children are half and half. i am a democrat. my wife is hispanic, and hispanics voted largely democratic. if you add those numbers up, i think the gop is in more trouble than they think. guest: that is an interesting point and part of what i was alluding to in the beginning. cultural factors have alienated the republicans from a certain block of voters. voters who are more comfortable with the increasing diversity of the country, and those were less comfortable with that. it does not mean they are racist. it is a question of what people feel comfortable with. how they adjust to change. the republicans have gotten themselves in a position where the are reliant on those voters who are less comfortable with the changing nature of the country. over time, that is a shrinking group. the percentage of voters who are comfortable w
host: on the democratic line, jim from el paso, texas. caller: i think there is a demographic, and i represented. i do not think the republicans even thought about it -- represent it. my wife is hispanic. i am anglo. my children are half and half. i am a democrat. my wife is hispanic, and hispanics voted largely democratic. if you add those numbers up, i think the gop is in more trouble than they think. guest: that is an interesting point and part of what i was alluding to in the beginning....
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host: let's hear from andy on our independent line in el paso, texas. caller: good morning. i can only attest to what this gentleman is saying, the miracles that have happened over the span of my lifetime. i am 64. my first memories are seeing war footage from korea. if you visit to seoul, korea, today, you see an economic miracle. that could not have happened without our help. those folks are our best friends. they are among our most loyal allies. the same thing with the japanese and the taiwanese. they have gotten the help that they have gotten from us. i think that we can count on them when we need friends. they don't suspect our motives. we did not go there to conquer. we went there to help. they have not forgotten that. guest: i very much appreciate that question, because you are pointing out the basic reality, that we had a choice in the 1960's it. we could have invested in a bright and integrated and connected future for the south korean people and a real sense of partnership or we could have avoided that. that was our choice at that time. because we chose to help the
host: let's hear from andy on our independent line in el paso, texas. caller: good morning. i can only attest to what this gentleman is saying, the miracles that have happened over the span of my lifetime. i am 64. my first memories are seeing war footage from korea. if you visit to seoul, korea, today, you see an economic miracle. that could not have happened without our help. those folks are our best friends. they are among our most loyal allies. the same thing with the japanese and the...
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he goes to stretches of san antonio to almost the suburbs of el paso. he is running in a seat that will be very competitive and perhaps the number one tried by the democrats as a pick up against a republican. he will win. he is a clear and articulate republican who speaks spanish republican who speaks spanish and who
he goes to stretches of san antonio to almost the suburbs of el paso. he is running in a seat that will be very competitive and perhaps the number one tried by the democrats as a pick up against a republican. he will win. he is a clear and articulate republican who speaks spanish republican who speaks spanish and who
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you can see some big wave ele ctions like in 2010. the early members saw a move in the democratic direction -- numbers saw a move in the democratic direction. if you look at the blue states, there was some movement in the but thereirection was also some moves in the republican direction. republicans picked up legislature in arkansas, west virginia, alaska. both parts of the country pushing in different directions. i think the election is also something of a deepening of polarization. 1993 or 1992, there were 19 democrats who helped republican seats. that number has been declining and declining. there were also some republicans who used to hold seats for democrats for president. before this election, we were down to nine democrats and two republicans who met that definition them tha. in a way, the realignment continues. republicans are sitting in republican seats even though the numbers did not change dramatically in the house. there is a lot of talk about demographics and i am sure we are going to hear that on the panel. i think it is
you can see some big wave ele ctions like in 2010. the early members saw a move in the democratic direction -- numbers saw a move in the democratic direction. if you look at the blue states, there was some movement in the but thereirection was also some moves in the republican direction. republicans picked up legislature in arkansas, west virginia, alaska. both parts of the country pushing in different directions. i think the election is also something of a deepening of polarization. 1993 or...
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border communities like el paso, san antonio, and austin were cut as well. cities in close proximity to large ports, refineries and utilities like columbus, new orleans, memphis, nashville and oklahoma city were cut as well. 36 communities in total were cut from all across the country. now as we are only to realize, threats posed by these places is it penny-wise and pound-foolish to leave them without the resources to maintain the capacity in gains they developed throughout this program. mr. chairman, the 9/11 commission made it clear that protecting the homeland from terrorist threats can and should be a federal priority. yet, the department has hedged on its commitment by excluding too many vulnerable communities that need to participate in this department of homeland security program. we know that the threats to these areas are real and we should be doing everything possible to provide law enforcement with the tools to prevent and to respond to them. again, mr. chairman, i urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan amendment because the terrorist threa
border communities like el paso, san antonio, and austin were cut as well. cities in close proximity to large ports, refineries and utilities like columbus, new orleans, memphis, nashville and oklahoma city were cut as well. 36 communities in total were cut from all across the country. now as we are only to realize, threats posed by these places is it penny-wise and pound-foolish to leave them without the resources to maintain the capacity in gains they developed throughout this program. mr....
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he was defeated by el paso representative ward. congressman reyes was in his eighth term representing el paso. he's the third house member to lose his seat this way. three others after redistricting forced incumbents tories against each other. a complete guide to the 112th congress. inside you'll find each member of the house and senate, including district maps and committee assignments. pick up a copy for $12.95 plus shipping and handling at c-span.org/shop. mitt romney has won the republican presidential nomination as primary voters in texas yesterday pushed him past the 1,144 delegate threshhold he needed to win the nod. president obama called mr. romney today to congratulate him on securing the republican nomination. a white house news release says president obama said he looked forward to an important and healthy debate about america's future and wish governor romney and his family well throughout the upcoming campaign. >> sunday on "q&a" -- >> i think the problem with walter cronkite, people even him as the friendly man which
he was defeated by el paso representative ward. congressman reyes was in his eighth term representing el paso. he's the third house member to lose his seat this way. three others after redistricting forced incumbents tories against each other. a complete guide to the 112th congress. inside you'll find each member of the house and senate, including district maps and committee assignments. pick up a copy for $12.95 plus shipping and handling at c-span.org/shop. mitt romney has won the republican...
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brandon was a young man who exemplified our best in the el paso community. he embodied what this nation looks for in all its young people. he was a best friend, a loving son, an inspiring model and artist and an excellent student. and to a teenage girl who had contemplated suicide herself, due to bullying, brandon was a superhero and an older brother. like so many el pasoans, i feel a personal connection to brandon and his death reflects the unfortunate truth that many young people today in our community continue to suffer. i stand here in the people's house to ask my colleagues to help me in ensuring that brandon's death was not in vain. i ask my colleagues to join me in support of the student nondiscrimination act, h.r. 998, and the safe schools improvement act, h.r. 1648, to protect lgbt students from discrimination and from bullying in the schools. i also ask that you stand with me in support of the it gets better campaign, a project whose goal is to prevent suicide among youth by having adults and allies convey the message that these teens' lives will u
brandon was a young man who exemplified our best in the el paso community. he embodied what this nation looks for in all its young people. he was a best friend, a loving son, an inspiring model and artist and an excellent student. and to a teenage girl who had contemplated suicide herself, due to bullying, brandon was a superhero and an older brother. like so many el pasoans, i feel a personal connection to brandon and his death reflects the unfortunate truth that many young people today in our...
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i lived with my grandparents during the school term in el paso and went to school there. i remember having a lot of civics class is based on texas history. i got pretty sick and tired of it. i thought it was miserable. i hope today's civics teachers will be able to make it more interesting than i found it in those days. that is one of the reasons for developing the icivics site a series of games that young people can play. this system has worked very effectively. recently in texas, there has to do a study of icivics through the education department to see the text of this to see if it is effective the students. the study produced exceedingly encouraging results. i was thrilled to get the report about what they found from the use by students of that website and the games in it. i am encouraged by it. it shows me that young people need to know how our government works and how they are part of it. it is self-evident. in the school's today, it is not widely taught. young people want to know how to be effective. they want to know their roles as citizens and how to make things
i lived with my grandparents during the school term in el paso and went to school there. i remember having a lot of civics class is based on texas history. i got pretty sick and tired of it. i thought it was miserable. i hope today's civics teachers will be able to make it more interesting than i found it in those days. that is one of the reasons for developing the icivics site a series of games that young people can play. this system has worked very effectively. recently in texas, there has to...
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you know what they're doing right -- clearly, el paso is doing something right. and in beakers brief was signed at its -- and aeneas brief -- he has the safest city in the country. if he is saying that it does not work for him as a law- enforcement official, clearly he knows what he is doing. host: but hear from john, a democrat, in longview, texas. first caller:, a comment. these -- first, a comment. these immigrants do not want citizenship. if they did, they would have applied from their own country. that is number one. number two. if you want to solve immigration, hit the employers by a statute and use the word "must." make everyone of them pay a $100,000 fine for every illegal. guest: you are putting your finger on this question of the rule of law and citizenship and sovereignty. the administration position that says we can suspend the rule of law from millions of people who have broken our immigration law strikes at the core of the cornerstone of citizenship, respect for the rules of law. that is part of the reason why this case has become so important. the
you know what they're doing right -- clearly, el paso is doing something right. and in beakers brief was signed at its -- and aeneas brief -- he has the safest city in the country. if he is saying that it does not work for him as a law- enforcement official, clearly he knows what he is doing. host: but hear from john, a democrat, in longview, texas. first caller:, a comment. these -- first, a comment. these immigrants do not want citizenship. if they did, they would have applied from their own...
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host: let's hear from el paso, texas. caller: good morning. i can only attest to what this gentleman is saying, the miracle that happened over the span of my lifetime. i am 64. my first memories are seeing more footage from korea. if you visit seoul, south korea, you see an economic miracle. that could not have happened without our help. those folks are our best friends. they are among our most loyal allies. the same same things with the japanese and the taiwanese. we can count on them. motives.'t suspect our we went there to help. they have not forgotten that. guest: i appreciate that question. you're pointing out a basic reality that we had a choice in the 1960's. we could have invested in a bright future for the south korean future or we could have avoided that. that was our choice at the time. we help them to build roads and universities and to improve their agriculture, which was our focus. they can produce more food themselves. today they are a dynamic economy. they posted the major international summit on nuclear disarmament. that is th
host: let's hear from el paso, texas. caller: good morning. i can only attest to what this gentleman is saying, the miracle that happened over the span of my lifetime. i am 64. my first memories are seeing more footage from korea. if you visit seoul, south korea, you see an economic miracle. that could not have happened without our help. those folks are our best friends. they are among our most loyal allies. the same same things with the japanese and the taiwanese. we can count on them....
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it is imperative that the el paso intelligence center and the dea take full advantage of resources available from the ies rtment of justice agency' and i hope you can give us an update on the status of this funny. there have been reports that cartels across the border are attempting to recruit college students to smuggle drugs into the country, and it says miners are more appealing because criminal penalties are later for them. when of the good parts of your budget request is $312 million for juvenile justice prevention programs, and i will be interested in hearing if you think if you are aware of these border threats to our youth and if some of that money that you are requesting could be put on the border to try to make sure we try to help our youth overcome the cartel overtures. in addition, there is a request to cut of 1.5% from state and local law-enforcement grants, which are very important grants to these catholic -- counties and local law enforcement agencies along the border that has such a burden but the trafficking that is coming across the border, and i would hope you would help u
it is imperative that the el paso intelligence center and the dea take full advantage of resources available from the ies rtment of justice agency' and i hope you can give us an update on the status of this funny. there have been reports that cartels across the border are attempting to recruit college students to smuggle drugs into the country, and it says miners are more appealing because criminal penalties are later for them. when of the good parts of your budget request is $312 million for...
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there is a lot of uncertainty in el paso about the kind of leadership that will bring jobs back to el paso and many communities like it. ko canseco is running in a seat that will be very competitive as perhaps the number one tried for the democrats to pick up against a republican. he is going to win. he has a clear reading he is a clear republican who speaks spanish and understands what jobs and freedom are all about. i believe quico will win the race because of his proficiency. our party has the will to support quico in texas. we will give the resources necessary. the court case decided last night, we could probably argue this. i have not looked at the exact thing yet. i believe it says the way the districts were drawn need to be reconfigured. i disagree with the federal court. i disagree with the way they ruled. we're going to work well with the legislature. we will make sure they are fair seats. the last cycle, we picked up three hispanic seats with members of congress who ran. i believe texas and hispanics will be interested in job growth and creation, not a continuation of the de
there is a lot of uncertainty in el paso about the kind of leadership that will bring jobs back to el paso and many communities like it. ko canseco is running in a seat that will be very competitive as perhaps the number one tried for the democrats to pick up against a republican. he is going to win. he has a clear reading he is a clear republican who speaks spanish and understands what jobs and freedom are all about. i believe quico will win the race because of his proficiency. our party has...
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now, the individual it turns out was wanted for attempted murder in el salvador and was also guilty of illegal reentry into the united states. he was stopped on three previous occasions, and his status was not verified. now, if it had been, he certainly would have been apprehended. in at least two of the stops, his immigration status wasn't checked because of a city policy, city of phoenix. now, if the state, i submit, can do anything, it can at the state level override those kind of local policies and say, that's not what we want. community policing is all well and good, but we want to maximize communication with the federal authorities. so i think the enforcement policy and priorities argument simply doesn't work. as to section 3, two points about that. one is, i respectfully disagree with the solicitor general as to whether the various things that he led off -- read off -- the litany of situations where somebody is -- technically doesn't have registration would be a violation of 1306(a). and the reason i takehat position is that provision says "a willful failure to register." now, m
now, the individual it turns out was wanted for attempted murder in el salvador and was also guilty of illegal reentry into the united states. he was stopped on three previous occasions, and his status was not verified. now, if it had been, he certainly would have been apprehended. in at least two of the stops, his immigration status wasn't checked because of a city policy, city of phoenix. now, if the state, i submit, can do anything, it can at the state level override those kind of local...
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we had a final vote at the end of april and the floor was originally an immigrant from el salvador. the folks loved her because of her sense of humor. the next final bows will be next spring and will be in the province of puerto rico. it is a new immigrant population. religious life is a gift to the church and i don't think god will take to get away. >> we're almost out of time before asking the last questions, i have a couple of housekeeping matters. i want to remind you of our upcoming luncheon speakers -- we have general james amos and we will discuss the role of marines. on september 6, kathleen turner will discuss reproductive rights and on september 13, james t. hoffa will discuss defining patriotism and the american worker. i would like to present our guest with our famous national press mu clubg. [laughter] the last question is how you think the perception of nuns of change in the u.s.? >> we probably should write a thank-you note to the vatican for shedding of a different light on this. with every challenge, there is always a blessing on the other side. there have been so m
we had a final vote at the end of april and the floor was originally an immigrant from el salvador. the folks loved her because of her sense of humor. the next final bows will be next spring and will be in the province of puerto rico. it is a new immigrant population. religious life is a gift to the church and i don't think god will take to get away. >> we're almost out of time before asking the last questions, i have a couple of housekeeping matters. i want to remind you of our upcoming...
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they are very different demographic -- and el paso texas. they're very different demographic regions, and very different outcomes. in mcallen, texas, all of the extra stuff they do, the problem is, if you go to those doctors they will say to you in case by case, this person showed this symptom. they make a compelling case forge each example. are we going to tell the doctor they cannot do that? that is the problem going forward. in european countries, part of it is because they control to regulation and part of it is because they do not have the history of excessive treatment that we do. they have not run into this problem. >> it seems to be one of the big benefits of these changes is the ability to change jobs, that they will not get shut out either from employer to employer, or even the ability to go off and start a business of the rhone and move away from -- of their own and move away from an employer-based health care to an exchange base. does the bill put anything toward that? >> a question after my own heart. that is what much of my aca
they are very different demographic -- and el paso texas. they're very different demographic regions, and very different outcomes. in mcallen, texas, all of the extra stuff they do, the problem is, if you go to those doctors they will say to you in case by case, this person showed this symptom. they make a compelling case forge each example. are we going to tell the doctor they cannot do that? that is the problem going forward. in european countries, part of it is because they control to...
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. -- i represent el paso, the safest city in the country. we have seen that border crossed us. we have not crossed the border. it has crossed us. we have the right and the expectation for the protections afforded by the constitution. host: here in the associated press, supported by j. reeves. our caller, as you mentioned, expressed anger at all ke hispanics, not just those here illegally. do you have concerns over states' rights versus federal rights creating heightened tension over like to know communities? guest: sure, and there could not be at more -- a more erroneous misconception than the fact that not everyone who is here illegally in this country looks like me. a lot like you and would not be racially profiled, even though they come from places like ireland, canada, some of the european countries, russia, and other places. i said this often when i was chairman of the intelligence committee. comprehension immigration reform makes sense because it is a national security issue. we have created a shadow world in our country because congress failed to employ it -- but failed
. -- i represent el paso, the safest city in the country. we have seen that border crossed us. we have not crossed the border. it has crossed us. we have the right and the expectation for the protections afforded by the constitution. host: here in the associated press, supported by j. reeves. our caller, as you mentioned, expressed anger at all ke hispanics, not just those here illegally. do you have concerns over states' rights versus federal rights creating heightened tension over like to...
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host: next call for el comestative aeng from farouq in ohio. caller: good morning, mr. eng el. my brother is -- good morning. host: you know what, turn off your tv appeared simply go ahead and talk. caller: good morning, mr. engel, thank you very much. host: i am not going to hang up, i am going to put you on hold. they will get bolick -- back on the line and instruct you how to do this properly. hi, laurie. caller: i am first encouraged about, as republicans, democrats, and independence, we are voicing our concern over what could possibly become world war iii. i am concerned about the false flag this country might start. also, google wesley clark's comments about the nation's we have to take down their regimes, and you will hear that syria has to come down before iran. please, people, when it up, and let's all come together and tell our government to stop killing innocent children. i am a nurse -- innocent children. thank you. guest: i do not think in syria it is our government that is killing innocent children. it is the government of assad in syria that is killing innocent m
host: next call for el comestative aeng from farouq in ohio. caller: good morning, mr. eng el. my brother is -- good morning. host: you know what, turn off your tv appeared simply go ahead and talk. caller: good morning, mr. engel, thank you very much. host: i am not going to hang up, i am going to put you on hold. they will get bolick -- back on the line and instruct you how to do this properly. hi, laurie. caller: i am first encouraged about, as republicans, democrats, and independence, we...
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also got all the great folks in el paso and new mexico. give them a round of applause. >[applause] now i have come back for a simple reason. two years ago, i was here to mark an historic moment in the life of our nation and military, the end of major combat operations in iraq. it was a chance for me to say on behalf of the american people, to you and all who served there, while, -- welcome home and congratulations on a job well done. in every major phase of that war, you were there. the iron soldiers, because of your speed and strength, the american troops toppled dictator and less than one month. because of your commitment, you stayed on extended tours, and went back year after year. because of your determination to succeed, you turned back an insurgent, you stood firm against sectarian strife, you helped pull iraq back from the abyss, and you trained iraqis to take the lead. that was the progress that you made possible with your service and courage. and so, two years ago, i was able to come here to mark the end of our combat mission. that night i told the american peo
also got all the great folks in el paso and new mexico. give them a round of applause. >[applause] now i have come back for a simple reason. two years ago, i was here to mark an historic moment in the life of our nation and military, the end of major combat operations in iraq. it was a chance for me to say on behalf of the american people, to you and all who served there, while, -- welcome home and congratulations on a job well done. in every major phase of that war, you were there. the iron...
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1979 was the lead investigator on the motion to reconsiderly commission investigating the murders in el salvador and since 1996 has proudly represented the people of the third district of massachusetts. he's also minority house rules committee whip and co-chair of the tom lantos human rights commission. and finally, a mentor to a whole generation of foreign service officers, tex harris, who spent 35 years in the foreign service and was one of the probably the first human rights descenter in the foreign service and he will talk to you a little bit about his adventures in chile in the 1970's. argentina. geez. i'm messing it up before we start. so as you know d.r.l. was a bureau in the state department that was born of controversy. it was -- i think it's fair to say forced upon us by a bipartisan congressional group, right and left, who felt that this building was not understanding the important goal that human rights need to play in the u.s. strategic approach to the world and to -- i'd like to call on mark and also on tex to talk a little bit about what it was like both on the department
1979 was the lead investigator on the motion to reconsiderly commission investigating the murders in el salvador and since 1996 has proudly represented the people of the third district of massachusetts. he's also minority house rules committee whip and co-chair of the tom lantos human rights commission. and finally, a mentor to a whole generation of foreign service officers, tex harris, who spent 35 years in the foreign service and was one of the probably the first human rights descenter in the...
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one in el paso county, and one in douglas county. our seven votes are cast from the operation of our convention in may. we cast one vote for dr. ken one vote for roseanne barr, and five votes for jill stein. [applause] >> united states over from here, conn. >> my name is tim mikki, one of the long time the green party members. i would like to introduce our senate canada, jeff russell, running for senate. the green party of connecticut has 27 appointed or elected officeholders in our state. [applause] in an election in the 1980's, we ran a green candid in one of the first elections for greens. one candidate came early and often to campaign. we still support all the other candidates out there. we have four canada's present and four proxies. we are proud to cast eight votes for dr. jill stein. [applause] >> the district of columbia, please. >> the state to the green party , -- statehood green party has four delegates. three for jill and one for roseanne. three delegates and one proxy. i am proud to say that on february 2, 2012 on the 12
one in el paso county, and one in douglas county. our seven votes are cast from the operation of our convention in may. we cast one vote for dr. ken one vote for roseanne barr, and five votes for jill stein. [applause] >> united states over from here, conn. >> my name is tim mikki, one of the long time the green party members. i would like to introduce our senate canada, jeff russell, running for senate. the green party of connecticut has 27 appointed or elected officeholders in our...
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he will visit voters and supporters at fort bliss in el paso set to start at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. live pictures now from florida. mitt romney and paul ryan wrapping up their business after this week's convention. both expected to attend a rally at the regional airport in lakeland, florida. we are planning to bring that to you live as it gets under way. right now your phone calls on the final night of the republican convention from today's washington journal. host: here's the wall street journal headline -- in the washington post this morning -- and in the "washington times -- the new york times -- and from the newseum -- and the baltimore sun -- part of that is reflected in the headline this morning from usa today -- here is look. [video clip] >> every family wanted this to be a time when they could get ahead a little, put aside a little more for college, do more for the elderly mother now living alone, or give more to their church or other charity. every small business wanted these to be their best years ever, when they could hire more, do more for those who st
he will visit voters and supporters at fort bliss in el paso set to start at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. live pictures now from florida. mitt romney and paul ryan wrapping up their business after this week's convention. both expected to attend a rally at the regional airport in lakeland, florida. we are planning to bring that to you live as it gets under way. right now your phone calls on the final night of the republican convention from today's washington journal. host: here's the wall street...
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rafallah sahati el-megaref [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> to qe1 senator joseph lieberman tonight at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> when i came, i did not know what an ig did. we seldom would run into the law enforcement arms. theri was sort of a mortgage frd unit. i did not know the big picture of what an ig was doing. when the things i did was go round and meet the igs. , found the inspector general's although they're supposed to be the spheres watchdogs looking out for waste, fraud, and abuse, they had really become like any other agency. it was like their budget, how to preserve their budget. they were worried about class clashing with management. it was a get along type of attitude. i kept hearing that there are three types of different igs, a lap dog who would curl up in the lap of management's, a watchdog that was in between, and a junkyard dog. when i was going to the confirmation process i was told that i needed to be like a junkyard dog. >> neil brodsky work to uncover fraud and abuse. >> now from the
rafallah sahati el-megaref [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> to qe1 senator joseph lieberman tonight at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> when i came, i did not know what an ig did. we seldom would run into the law enforcement arms. theri was sort of a mortgage frd unit. i did not know the big picture of what an ig was doing. when the things i did was go round and meet the igs. , found the inspector general's...
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nick is in el paso, texas, a republican. what do you think about the possibility of flexibility on no taxes? caller: yes, good morning. i believe republicans are being inflexible. i don't believe the rates should go up, because then taxes would go up. i believe when president obama says taxes will go on the rich, that is bull. its taxes for everybody. you cannot bring down the debt with a $5 trillion in your accumulated over the last four years to pay it down. you need structure readjustment with the entitlements, also, with social security, medicare, medicaid, also, and, also, the tax reform. the republicans have talked about revenue coming in from growth jobs and getting the economy going. when you get the economy going, you get more money coming into the irs and treasury/ when more americans are at work, they are paying. i don't believe it -- it is , woodymr. norquist said, it is a pledge to the people. some of those senators wanting to raise -- wanting not to raise taxes, that pledge, they knew what would happen to them,
nick is in el paso, texas, a republican. what do you think about the possibility of flexibility on no taxes? caller: yes, good morning. i believe republicans are being inflexible. i don't believe the rates should go up, because then taxes would go up. i believe when president obama says taxes will go on the rich, that is bull. its taxes for everybody. you cannot bring down the debt with a $5 trillion in your accumulated over the last four years to pay it down. you need structure readjustment...
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i spent a lot of time in el salvador in the 80's. i had strong disagreement with their policy. i thought all too often, we'll let ideology get in the way of doing the right thing on human rights. too many people died. the war went on too long. currently, what i regret is that we do not have a policy to deal with the issue of human rights abuses in sudan. i think the whole world to be appalled by what is going on. it ought to be more of a priority worldwide. a few years ago, i tried to get into sedan. they would not will give me a reason to go in. i remember visiting a refugee camp in chad and a young mother was getting testimony to the international criminal court to be used in the indictment against president share -- bashir. she talked about her entire family being killed before eyes. i thought how creatures it was for her to be able to tell that story. she said the only reason why we could tell that story -- the only reason i want to stay alive is because i think somebody will care and do something. that episode haunts me every day. we have a lot to be proud of. people love
i spent a lot of time in el salvador in the 80's. i had strong disagreement with their policy. i thought all too often, we'll let ideology get in the way of doing the right thing on human rights. too many people died. the war went on too long. currently, what i regret is that we do not have a policy to deal with the issue of human rights abuses in sudan. i think the whole world to be appalled by what is going on. it ought to be more of a priority worldwide. a few years ago, i tried to get into...
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. >> i have the pleasure of introducing his excellency, muhamed el-magarief, president of libya, and to invite him to address the assembly. [applause] >> in the name of god, the merciful, the compassionate, mr. president, your majesties, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure at the outset to express my congratulations to the leader of the general assembly on his election. i would also like to commend the leadership of last year's session. i would also like to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to mr. ban ki moon, secretary-general of the united nations, for all the efforts he is making to realize the charters, objectives, and purposes. mr. president, three years ago, a despot who ruled my country for 42 years with oppression and an iron fist, he stood on this very rostrum and tore a copy of the charter of the united nations, saying he did not recognize the authority of that document. today, i am standing on the very same rostrum affirming my country support of the charter of the united nations and our respect for it. i stand before you today, before the ent
. >> i have the pleasure of introducing his excellency, muhamed el-magarief, president of libya, and to invite him to address the assembly. [applause] >> in the name of god, the merciful, the compassionate, mr. president, your majesties, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure at the outset to express my congratulations to the leader of the general assembly on his election. i would also like to commend the leadership of last year's session. i would also like to express...
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. >> since you brought up simpson els, there is a new article out. he is trying to take steps and recommendations. >> and that is good, but look at how slow this is taking place. >> i stood up and said you have an historic opportunity. a democrat president with these massive debt and deficits we have come and republican house of representatives that willingly wants to take the issue on. this is the sort of mix you can get at for this thing. i am glad to see pieces of this starting to come into place, but he proposes a 1.4 trillion dollar deficit? of four trillion dollar deficit a year in a row? this is nothing compared -- it is 14 trillion dollars total, but compared to medicare and social security. it will be 50 trillion dollars before it is done. we're facing a massive amount of federal debt. no significant plan in place to address this. >> we have a kansas calller. host: we have a kansas caller. guest: i am from parker. my brother still lives there. good to hear the name was selac. caller: i am very concerned about a story i heard where they are d
. >> since you brought up simpson els, there is a new article out. he is trying to take steps and recommendations. >> and that is good, but look at how slow this is taking place. >> i stood up and said you have an historic opportunity. a democrat president with these massive debt and deficits we have come and republican house of representatives that willingly wants to take the issue on. this is the sort of mix you can get at for this thing. i am glad to see pieces of this...
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help us secure our wonderful speaker dina p [owell and the maker of the movie "pray the devil back to el." hell." you'll hear about the situation in liberia. the roosevelt institute is the longtime partner of the roosevelt committee in hyde park. we have a new extraordinary park opening up on roosevelt island. the president and a member of our borders here today. come out there and see this exquisite monument to the roosevelts which will open october 18 and is the only work in new york ever of the great architect, lee conn. it has been in development since the early 1970's. it is the very southern tip of roosevelt island. in recent years, the roosevelt institute has decided to create a living legacy of which i am fortunate to be the senior fellow. it is creating a robust conversation across the country about the roosevelt legacy particularly in economics, creating a new deal for the 20th century and we have an extraordinary campus network on 200 campuses around the country. we are now expanding our reach to talk about the global legacy of the cool -- roosevelt united nations and begin. t
help us secure our wonderful speaker dina p [owell and the maker of the movie "pray the devil back to el." hell." you'll hear about the situation in liberia. the roosevelt institute is the longtime partner of the roosevelt committee in hyde park. we have a new extraordinary park opening up on roosevelt island. the president and a member of our borders here today. come out there and see this exquisite monument to the roosevelts which will open october 18 and is the only work in...
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electoral system but we can't trust it when we don't guarantee that people who come to the polls are el wribble to do so. i'm not the only one that feel it's an antiquated provision. earlier this year, the u.s. supreme court reaffirmed its concern about what they stated, quote, serious constitutional questions raised by sections -- by section five's intrusion into states, end quote. mr. chairman, we're supposed to be treated equal under the law. this section of the federal statute treats some states more equal than other states. the states being discriminated against, my home state of georgia is one of those. it's time for us to go to what the constitution says we should all be treated, equal under the law. it's long pastime to put this provision to rest. i urge support of my amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> mr. chairman, i rise to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. this is an appropriations bill. mr. farr: we're
electoral system but we can't trust it when we don't guarantee that people who come to the polls are el wribble to do so. i'm not the only one that feel it's an antiquated provision. earlier this year, the u.s. supreme court reaffirmed its concern about what they stated, quote, serious constitutional questions raised by sections -- by section five's intrusion into states, end quote. mr. chairman, we're supposed to be treated equal under the law. this section of the federal statute treats some...